Jenn's Scrappin' and Stampin' Corner

A Scrappin' Good Time gift!

Hey everyone,

Check out our weekend gift to all participants...Joanie and I created these for our guests!

Last purse sample for now!

This is the last purse for a little while, I have my first crop weekend retreat...A Scrappin' Good Time...coming up this weekend.  So this one, is for the bride, communion, little girl...you name it.  It is innocent, girly, and petite...and so adorable!  I will try to figure out a way to lay the ribbon a little flatter against the paper, but it isn't easy with the way the CS is on an angle.  I tried lighting it with a lighter, but I was afraid to set the whole purse on fire. 
 

Petite Purse #2...it is a little black purse for those "black tie" affairs, lol!

I dreamed about making this purse...so I couldn't wait to get back from church to finish it today.  A little bit of black cardstock, the petite purse die, embossing folder, some crystal effect...and some bling (on the front and on the handle...and two crystal brads on the side, you can't see them), some sticky strip (needed when putting these together...and a little imagination) and you have a little black bag for those special ocassions....ok for some goodies.  Perfecto!

Loving this die...petite purse is the best

I can't tell you how much I love this new die....available through Stampin' Up.  I needed to have it.  I created 16 of these, in about 2 hours, total (didn't do them all at once).  They are not very hard, once you come up with a pattern, it is just putting them together.  I had to make 16 for my girls pre-school....next week is the teacher appreciation luncheon.  I promised to make favors for the teachers and staff...so I chose the "retiring" in-colors, before they retire.  I can't wait to try different styles, different papers....and different embellishments.  I pan to make them many different ways. SOOOO cute!

 

I am so proud of myself...reindeer "ralph" cellophane candy favor

With my Big Shot die cut scalloped oval, I created the face and the body to "ralph"  I used the scallop trim punch to create the antlers, heart punches for the top hooves, and two small oval punches for the bottom hooves.  Very simple, just time consuming.  Now that I have figured it out, I may be able to do them faster.  Ralph is one of the favorite projects I have ever created!  I never thought I could "punch" my own project without following someone else's tutorial.

 

 

Christmas Chipboard album

Using the new simply scrappin' kit from the holiday mini, I created this Christmas Chipboard album for our "Santa's Workshop" at the NJCropweekends, Crop Weekend, at the DOlce.  I will also be using this as a class in December for anyone who would like to give a homeade gift for the holidays.  With the addition of some extra embellishments, the scrappin' kit makes a great album!

 

Woohoo, I can download pics again! Thanks typepad help!

Obsession or Sickness....how about LOVE?

 

photo tip:

take those favorite scrapbook or stamping products and get in close.  You can get the coolest pictures from the colors, shopes, and texture!  Try it the next time you have your camera out to play~

 
 

Communion Favors

Kaileigh will be making her first communion this weekend.  I wanted to make things a little extra special because we will be going out with just immediate family, for dinner, afterwards.  So thanks to my friend Joanie and her BIG SHOT PRO...it cuts 12x12 size, I was able to make these adorable favors.  I used SU's bridal paper, used the Big Shot Pro dress die, cut out the pattern and created these dress "box" favors (in the middle of the dress is a box full of homemade chocolates.  I used SU 's self-adhesive pearls for the neckline and tied a bow around the waist with SU organza ribbon.  Then I took the little white flowers from SU's pretties kit (replaced the center of the flower with a pearl) and this is what it came out like...

I hope she likes them.  I will be showing her today when she gets home from school.  Can't wait. 

I FINALLY DID IT!

Since the catalog came out last summer, I was enthralled by the ribbon wreath on page 190.  I wanted to make it, find out how to make it, and buy all the ribbon to make it.  I kept putting it off and putting it off....looking at it every time I turned to the ribbon page.  So, thanks to my secret pal, at the last crop weekend, Joanie,  who bought me all the ribbon to make it.  I spent the last couple days investigating how other people made it.  Some used foam, some used wire...and since I didn't have anything but a wore hanger in the house, I tried it with a wire hanger, sping it into a wreath.  Here is the final result.  I believe I would like to make it a little smaller....so I will look in to getting a smaller wreath ring (made of wire), or try a smaller foam ring.  This wreath is larger and took 15 pieces, cut into 6 inch strips, all the different ribbons...and tied onto the wire.  It took me about an hour to do it all.  And, I actually enjoyed the cutting and tying all the ribbon (oh yeah, that's right, I love making bows and using ribbon).

 

Can you guess who these bears are?